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Cebu Native Foods and Delicacies

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Native Food in Camotes – Puto Maya

Puto maya is one of the Filipino foods great for breakfast and snacks in Cebu Camotes, and in the Philippines. Even in the city, it is a great meal for breakfast. It’s aroma and distinctive taste is great especially when mixed with ginger. Puto maya is best eaten with hot pure cocoa milk. To make [...]

Native Food in Camotes – Kinilaw na tangige

Kinilaw, is short for “kini-hilaw”(kini means this, and hilaw means raw), a raw fish or other seafood, or meat, mixed with vinegar or other souring agent like lemon or calamansi. It’s like sushi with vinegar. Vinegar is used as a cooking agent of the raw fresh meat, and also adds a taste to the mix. [...]

Native Food in Camotes – Utan Bisaya

Utan Bisaya is a vegetable dish boiled and simmer in water. Its ingredients is a mix of different vegetables in the region usually in the Visayas. It is seasoned only with salt. These dish is a native of Visayas Region. Malungay is an essential leafy vegetable ingredient, it gives a peculiar aroma and flavor of [...]

Native drink in Camotes – Sikwate

Sikwate is the Philippine hot chocolate. It is the cocoa tablet “tabliya” that makes it chocolatey and gives off a pleasing aroma. It is usually serve on breakfast and snacks. The drink is commonly combined with bread, puto, or mango to have more enjoyable snack. Ingredients: 2-3 pcs of cocoa tablet “tabliya” (may depend on [...]

Philippine Native Foods and Delicacies common in Camotes

Tasty Native Foods and Recipes: Camote Puto Balanghoy Puto kinilaw tihi-tihi sawaki utan bisaya putchero kaldereta balbacua kinilaw nangka kinilaw puso saging palitaw bibingka budbod sikwate More to come soon…

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